PS3 SDK leaked
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Link?
iceberg187
Regular
Do they include specs in the SDKs?
It can give insight into the system through the commands and requirements and so forth. eg. The presence or absence of a scaling chip.
I am not an expert in this field just a hardware nut passing some information. Don't have links most likely on the bit torrent sites.
There is a lot of speculation as to what can be learned from this. More on RSX, the scaler. How linux might access the RSX, etc. Small guys can build XMB games, etc.
The information I first saw on this is over here:
http://www.ps3forums.com/showthread.php?t=76797
crazygambit
Regular
Well it is old since I posted it here, but since noone seemed to see it, I guess it could use its own thread. The use of such a thing would be mainly for piracy. It can help hackers understand how security of the system works and thus defeat it. Since it's illegal to download the files I think providing a link would be a very bad idea.
As XMB's a bios thing, it can be patched readily enough a la PSP, only presumably with more security so progress is only made with SDK leaks.
Ignoring the piracy issue, is there any hardware insight from this? Do we know for sure what the 'scaler' solution is? Does it work? Any info on RSX details that a certain somebody was crying out for?
Ignoring the piracy issue, is there any hardware insight from this? Do we know for sure what the 'scaler' solution is? Does it work? Any info on RSX details that a certain somebody was crying out for?
As XMB's a bios thing, it can be patched readily enough a la PSP, only presumably with more security so progress is only made with SDK leaks.
Ignoring the piracy issue, is there any hardware insight from this? Do we know for sure what the 'scaler' solution is? Does it work? Any info on RSX details that a certain somebody was crying out for?
I dont know. Why dont one of you smart guys download it and tell us the cool info in there (in a non-specific way)
I poked around a little bit and honestly couldn't find it. Not that I could probably make heads or tails of it if I could..
I dont know. Why dont one of you smart guys download it and tell us the cool info in there (in a non-specific way)
I poked around a little bit and honestly couldn't find it. Not that I could probably make heads or tails of it if I could..
Well it is ilegal and Sony may want to get a hold of the users that downloaded. IF anything then +3 proxies FTW, lol. No really I think in time some info will be revealed! :smile:
Oh come on. We live in age where piracy is flaunted...
I remember some movie torrent site made this big "Oscartorrents.com" or similar website, where you could download all the movies up for an Oscar this past fall. Just thumbing the nose at the MPAA.
I have a really hard time thinking Sony is going to do anything..
It's probably simply on more choice channels such as newsgroups at this time. I haven't used newsgroups in ages so I wouldn't know.
inefficient
Veteran
As XMB's a bios thing, it can be patched readily enough a la PSP, only presumably with more security so progress is only made with SDK leaks.
Ignoring the piracy issue, is there any hardware insight from this? Do we know for sure what the 'scaler' solution is? Does it work? Any info on RSX details that a certain somebody was crying out for?
The answers to these long debated questions are so close... I can almost touch them
Code:
C:\cell\samples\graphics\SpecialFeatures\1080pUpscaling
1080p_upscaling.vcproj 5,687 03/21/2007 10:39pm A
main.cpp 6,593 03/21/2007 10:40pm A
Makefile 476 03/21/2007 10:39pm A
readme_e.txt 589 03/21/2007 10:40pm A
readme_j.txtAlso of note is that the SPURS library is in here. Suggesting that this SDK is actually fairly recent.
What do you mean, bootable not playable?
This isn't going to lead to any amazing firmware hacks which allow pirating. It's incredibly hard to pirate BluRay discs (i.e., duplicate - not rip) because of the ROMark technology which only a few companies possess (think PS2's bad sector patterns). Similarly, this is only the developer kit and doesn't include the signature keys to sign the executable code. I imagine SCE keep those very close to their chest, hence the QA vetting. Likewise I doubt this SDK contains the firmware software and signature generator to get the PS3 to load it.
All it really offers is a information on how RSX works, and how it might be enabled in/by Linux, we already have a widely avaliable Cell SDK from IBM.
You're right ,this leak is not a big deal ,really.
256 bit encrytion key isn't there (of course) to sign software ,and lvl1 OS(hypervisor ) is not exposed to devs.
The sun would have long died by the time Brute force on the key would test more than 1/100000 of the possibilities...
Here is a link to some information regarding the leaked SDK. Note, this is not a link to download anything.
http://www.ps3news.com/forums/playstation-3-dev-chat/ps3-firmware-module-dump-70628.html
http://www.ps3news.com/forums/playstation-3-dev-chat/ps3-firmware-module-dump-70628.html
Isn't that firmware junk? Not the SDK.
